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Apparently enraged by the president's fiery address Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly , Kim released a statement that referred to Trump as a "mentally deranged dotard ". Kim also said he is "thinking hard" about his response and that Trump "will face results beyond his expectation". The U.S. characterized the flights as extending farther north of the DMZ, which separates North and South Korea , than any U.S.

But Mattis has downplayed the possibility of shooting down North Korean missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported . Mr Mattis discussed several aspects of the North Korea crisis in an impromptu exchange with reporters at the Pentagon, including the effect of worldwide economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure on North Korea.

Iran says all of its missiles are created to carry conventional warheads only and their range has been limited, although commanders say they have the technology to go further. Since then, the International Atomic Energy Agency has been regularly inspecting Iranian sites. Now, the issue is if they would agree to join the U.S.to pressure Iran back to the negotiating table.

Russian Federation also condemned unilateral USA sanctions on Iran, saying the move would undermine a collective response to Tehran. He also urged the worldwide community to support the joint Russian-Chinese roadmap of resolving the crisis that involves the " double freeze " initiative, envisaging Pyongyang stopping its nuclear and missile program in exchange for the United States and South Korea abandoning their joint military exercises near the peninsula.

And an exchange of threats is a game North Korea - a nation that's overshadowed on everything non-nuclear by its rich and vibrant southern rival - is more than willing to play. A handful of North Korea analysts believe Kim's response - the first time he has ever released a first-person statement - could show how personally the young leader took Trump's speech.

His comments were believed to be the first direct message ever issued by a North Korean leader. North Korea joined the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in the mid-1980s but it "cheated" and was never held accountable, he said. It could also lead to all-out nuclear war . There is a recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey of a magnitude 3.5 natural disaster that occurred 22km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea around 6:29 p.m.